Isaiah's Tech

Some lucky guy just got his hands on a development model of the Creative Zii EGG. Apparently, the sound quality on this PMP is "the best sounding Creative player" to date. Just take a look at the two videos below, remember it's a dev model.





[Engadget]

The roadmap above and below outlines when Creative will be releasing these features on their Zii EGG PMP. The good news is that when it is launched, it'll still have a wide range of features like the Plaszma OS. The sad news is that it's also missing a lot of key features when it initially launches like Bluetooth. You can always blow up all of the roadmaps to see exactly what you will be getting and what you will be missing. Check out the link below for more information.

[Engadget]

The Creative Zii EGG looks like it is on the way soon. Apparently, the customers who have pre-ordered this sexy device are now getting billed; they are also getting told that these will be shipping by the end of the month. "As an added bonus, Creative is apparently including a free HD-out cable in these early deliveries, but we don't know if these are being pre-loaded with Android or that Plazma OS." If you're looking for more information about this device, check out this link for the spec sheet.

[Engadget]

Yes, Android users already have Opera Mini, but who wants to use that stinking thing when you can use Opera Mobile. Opera is working on getting a build of Opera Mobile to run on Android and this build will deliver Flash and Google Gears support. Joy to the world!

Creative's Zii is shaping up to be pretty damn great. But, to make things even better, it looks like it will be "the first to run a specialized version of Opera." This is great news and could mean Opera Unite Tools, widgets, etc. Opera Mobile would also be a great addition to all of this!

[Crunch Gear, Phandroid, Gizmodo]

"Creative have announced their Zii EGG developer platform, the test hardware for coders to get to grips with their freshly *Plaszma* branded Stemcell Computing system." The full spec sheet of this pretty impressive phone is below.

• 3.5″ 320×480 true-color capacitive 10-point multi-touch display
• X-Fi audio processing
• Up to 32GB internal NAND Flash
• 256MB RAM
• HDTV support via HD Cable
• Composite video In/Out
• Forward facing VGA camera
• Rear Facing HD camera
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• Hardware GPS receiver with antenna
• 3-axis Accelerometer
• Ambient light sensor
• Full size SDHC slot (supports up to 32GB of external SDHC Card)
• USB 2.0 Mini-B (MTP and Charging)
• Universal Docking connector (HDMI, USB, Audio Line-In/Line-Out, Composite-In/Out, UART)
• Headphone socket, built in speaker and microphone
• 1200mAH rechargeable lithium-ion battery
• FCC and CE certification
• Supports Linux-based Plaszma OS and Android
• 115 x 62 x 12 mm
• Light weight: 108grams

If you want to watch a 4-minute demonstration of this device, take a look at this video below. Like I said, it has a pretty interesting iPod Touch / iPhone-esque design. Creative is now taking pre-orders for the Zii EGG for $399 USD "and bulk orders for the zero GB model are set to cost $199."



[Phandroid, Slash Gear]